diff --git a/src/dom/DomUtil.js b/src/dom/DomUtil.js
index de6b91f2..a2530803 100644
--- a/src/dom/DomUtil.js
+++ b/src/dom/DomUtil.js
@@ -141,8 +141,11 @@ L.DomUtil = {
 				point.y + 'px' + (is3d ? ',0)' : ')');
 	},
 
-	setTransform: function (el, point, scale) {
-		el.style[L.DomUtil.TRANSFORM] = L.DomUtil.getTranslateString(point) + (scale ? ' scale(' + scale + ')' : '');
+	setTransform: function (el, point, scale, oldTransform) {
+		el.style[L.DomUtil.TRANSFORM] =
+			(oldTransform ? oldTransform + ' ' : '') +
+			L.DomUtil.getTranslateString(point) +
+			(scale ? ' scale(' + scale + ')' : '');
 	},
 
 	getScaleString: function (scale, origin) {
diff --git a/src/layer/tile/GridLayer.js b/src/layer/tile/GridLayer.js
index d2759318..9be8bbb3 100644
--- a/src/layer/tile/GridLayer.js
+++ b/src/layer/tile/GridLayer.js
@@ -465,14 +465,17 @@ L.GridLayer = L.Layer.extend({
 	},
 
 	_animateZoom: function (e) {
+		var oldTransform;
+
 		if (!this._animating) {
 			this._animating = true;
 			this._prepareBgBuffer();
+			oldTransform = this._bgBuffer.style[L.DomUtil.TRANSFORM];
 		}
 
 		var offset = e.delta.add(e.origin.multiplyBy(1 - e.scale));
 
-		L.DomUtil.setTransform(this._bgBuffer, offset, e.scale);
+		L.DomUtil.setTransform(this._bgBuffer, offset, e.scale, oldTransform);
 	},
 
 	_endZoomAnim: function () {